German-English translations for sandbank

sandbankAs an inquiry has shown that the ship is stuck on a sandbank, it would be relatively easy to recover the bodies with the aid of sub-aqua divers. Untersuchungen ergaben, dass das Schiff auf einer Sandbank liegt, wodurch die Bergung der Leichen mit Hilfe von Tauchern relativ problemlos möglich ist. The Commission proposal tried to steer a course through them all, but the complex result remained stranded on the sandbank of the status quo. Die Kommission hat mit ihrem Vorschlag den Versuch unternommen, alle Klippen zu umschiffen, aber das komplizierte Ergebnis dieser Übung strandete praktisch auf der Sandbank des Status quo.
bank
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blood bank; sperm bank; data bankIf you want to buy a bicycle, you need to put the money in your piggy bankHe banked with Barclays

sandbar
shoal
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shoal waterThe colour of the water shows where it shoals.The fish shoaled about the place.
bar
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The window was protected by steel barsAncient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of moneyWe are expecting a carload of bar tomorrow
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